20 years
0 Lacs
Posted:1 week ago|
Platform:
Remote
Full Time
Role - General Manager – IT Infrastructure, Network & Communications
Department: Information Technology
Reporting To: CTO
Industry Focus: Quick Service Restaurants (QSR) / Food & Beverage (F&B)
Experience: 15–20 Years
· Full-stack management of in-house, co-located, and outsourced data centers including power, cooling, racks, structured cabling, and environmental monitoring systems.
· Plan, size, and scale compute and storage capacity (SAN/NAS), virtualization clusters (VMware ESXi), and HA failover for critical applications (e.g., SAP ECC/HANA, MS Dynamics).
· Define hypervisor configurations, resource pools, clustering, DRS/HA policies, and vMotion strategy.
· Implement and test DR strategies using tools like Veeam, Zerto, and Commvault across Tier 3+ DC/DR setups.
· Architect and manage MPLS/SD-WAN network designs supporting 99.99% uptime across 300+ restaurant and corporate locations.
· Deep experience with protocols: BGP, OSPF, EIGRP, VRRP, HSRP, STP, VRF segmentation.
· Core device configuration and administration: Cisco Catalyst 3750/4500/9400, Nexus 7K/9K, Juniper EX series, SonicWALL, FortiGate UTM.
· Manage L2/L3 switch fabric, trunking (802.1Q), QoS policies, link aggregation (LACP), and redundant routing via HSRP/VRRP.
· Define and enforce firewall rulesets (NAT, PAT, ACLs) and policies on SonicWALL, Cisco ASA, FortiGate, and Check Point platforms.
· Centralized management and threat detection using UTM appliances and NGFW with Intrusion Detection/Prevention (IDS/IPS).
· VPN infrastructure management: IPsec tunnels for site-to-site, SSL VPN for remote access (SonicWALL, Cisco AnyConnect).
· Security hardening of router/switch configurations and OS image compliance for patching and version control.
· Lead infrastructure-as-a-service (IaaS) strategies on Azure/AWS: VNet design, ExpressRoute/VPN Gateway configuration, NSG/UDR planning.
· Migrate workloads from on-prem to cloud (Lift & Shift), implement cloud backup using Azure Backup or AWS Glacier.
· VM and containerized environment administration using vSphere, vCenter, Docker (Swarm/K8s optional).
· Integrate Active Directory Federation Services (ADFS), Azure AD Connect, SSO/MFA security policies.
· Design, configure, and monitor thin client and POS networks with restricted VLAN segmentation and DHCP relay strategies.
· Oversee wireless controller and AP deployments (Cisco WLC, Aruba Central), guest network isolation, and 802.1X authentication.
· Automate endpoint configuration via SCCM/Intune, monitor compliance, and manage patching across endpoints.
· Ensure smooth functioning of retail/outlet technology stack: POS, KDS, kiosks, customer Wi-Fi, and order tablets.
· Deploy and administer monitoring platforms (SolarWinds, PRTG, Nagios) for real-time alerts, link availability, SNMP polling, and NetFlow analysis.
· Set up SLA compliance metrics and auto-ticketing via integration with ITSM tools (ServiceNow/FreshService).
· Troubleshoot escalated L2/L3 incidents, link flaps, routing loops, high CPU/memory on core devices.
· Manage proactive monitoring scripts for packet loss, jitter, throughput, and MTTR reduction.
· Implement and maintain ITGC/ISO27001-aligned infrastructure processes and documentation.
· Ensure compliance with PCI-DSS for payment environments, endpoint encryption, NAC enforcement, and log retention.
· Prepare documentation for security audits, process SOPs, DR drills, RCA reports, change and patch management logs.
· Annual CAPEX/OPEX planning for IT Infrastructure spend with a focus on ROI, scalability, and vendor negotiation.
· Design policies for asset lifecycle management, EOL/EOS tracking, and hardware refresh cycles.
· Optimize licensing, WAN bandwidth planning, and datacenter power/cooling efficiency metrics (PUE/DCiE).
· End-to-end ownership of software licensing lifecycle: procurement, activation, allocation, renewal, and decommissioning.
· Maintain centralized inventory
· Ensure compliance with OEM contracts for Microsoft, VMware, Adobe, and security vendors.
· Monitor and audit software deployments to prevent unauthorized installations and ensure EULA adherence.
· Conduct internal audits and prepare for external vendor audits.
· Optimize license usage through metrics (user/device ratio, license utilization reports) to reduce costs.
· Managing Mailing solutions.
· Design and implement a comprehensive backup and DR strategy for core infrastructure (DC/DR/Cloud).
· Manage enterprise backup solutions across virtualized, physical, and cloud instances.
· Define RTO/RPO for business-critical applications (e.g., POS, ERP, CRM, AD, File Servers, Email).
· Automate snapshot and image-level backups for VMware, Hyper-V, and Azure/AWS workloads.
· Enforce data retention and archival policies (tiered storage, cold/archive storage in cloud – Azure Blob, AWS Glacier).
· Periodically test backup restoration integrity and DR readiness with scheduled drills.
· Handle link provisioning and fault escalation with ISPs: Airtel, Tata Comm, Sify, Vodafone, etc., for ILL/MPLS/PRI/BRI/Local Loop circuits.
· Track and enforce SLAs, MTTR, and uptime guarantees across service contracts using regular performance reports and incident RCAs.
· Networking & Security: CCNA, CCNP, Fortinet NSE4, SonicWALL CSSA
· Microsoft/Cloud: Microsoft Certified: Azure Solutions Architect, AWS Solutions Architect Associate
· Virtualization & Infra: VMware VCP, ITIL v4, PMP (optiona
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